Limburg Bishop Georg Batzing elected president of German bishops’ conference
IMAGE: Harald Oppitz/KNA By MAINZ, Germany (CNS) — Limburg Bishop Georg Batzing, 58, regarded as an advocate of reforms in the Catholic Church, was elected president of the German bishops’ conference, succeeding Cardinal Reinhard Marx, 66. The German Catholic news agency KNA reported that at the first news conference after …
Pope asks Catholics to join week of climate reflection, action in May
IMAGE: CNS photo/Navesh Chitrakar, Reuters By VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Saying he wanted to renew his "urgent call to respond to the ecological crisis," Pope Francis asked Catholics around the globe to participate in the international observance of "Laudato Si’ Week" May 16-24. Sponsored by the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting …
Vatican sends abuse experts to Mexico to help church in safeguarding
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After receiving a request from Mexico’s bishops for assistance in handling cases of the abuse of minors, the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is sending its top abuse investigator to Mexico. Archbishop Charles J. Scicluna of Malta, adjunct secretary of …
In Profile: Steve Schad, Former Marine Shines as Roger Bacon High School Principal
story & photo by M.D. Pitman Roger Bacon principal Steve Schad is excited to go into work every day, leading a regiment of teachers and staff that are molding the next generation of leaders. It’s not far from what the 20-year education veteran did in his former career, teaching young …
St. Vincent de Paul receives top honor for nonprofits
Charity Navigator rates St. Vincent de Paul as a 4-Star Organization for its strong financial accountability and transparency for the sixth straight year CINCINNATI, March 2, 2020 – As a result of its strong financial health, accountability and transparency, St. Vincent de Paul – Cincinnati received a 4-Star rating from …
Dad’s quest to find son’s killer shines light on prescription drug crisis
IMAGE: CNS photo/Frank J. Methe, Clarion Herald By Peter Finney Jr. NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — For more than 20 years, Dan Schneider bargained with God. The negotiations began in 1999, when Schneider’s son Danny was killed at midnight on the streets of New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward, triggering the devastated …
Update: Privacy concerns prompt advice priests not vote in Minnesota primary
IMAGE: CNS photo/Bob Roller By Joe Ruff ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) — Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis shared some advice from the Minnesota Catholic Conference with priests and deacons in the archdiocese: It might be best not to vote in the March 3 presidential primary. Given …
Badin’s Alex DeLong honored with ‘That’s My Boy’ award
Add the “That’s My Boy” award to the list of honors garnered by Badin High School senior Alex DeLong this year. “I was very surprised – I didn’t expect it at all,” a smiling DeLong said. “I was listening to the list of accomplishments for all of the other nominees, …
Editor’s Note: The Snow Days of Lent
When I tell Ohioans we moved our family here from Louisiana, one of their first responses, without fail, is a look of incredulity followed by the question, “Well what do you think of this weather?” I smile and reply, “I don’t mind the cold so much, but all these gray …
Encore: Open source: Vatican wartime archives ready for new batch of scholars
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY (CNS) — After decades of anticipation, the Vatican archives are ready to welcome, starting March 2, scores of scholars wishing to study documents related to the wartime pontificate of Pope Pius XII. All 85 researchers who have requested access have been …